Kisima Child Care Academy - School and Orphanage

Sponsor a Child

Kisima’s director reports that once the children know they have a sponsor they hold their heads higher, have a spring in their step, and show a renewed dedication to their schoolwork. Sponsor a child for $300 per year. Younger students require two sponsors for full support while older students need at least three. The cost of books and exams during their last two years is quite high. Sponsor a teacher for $400 per year. Each teacher needs four sponsors for full support. When you choose or are assigned a child it would be great to write a letter to introduce yourself and include a photo. The kids LOVE to receive photos. Please do not send packages because they may not arrive. The address to send letters and photos is Kisima Academy, P.O. Box 74, Postal Code 50211, Naitiri, Kenya.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Soccer win

A LOT of rain makes for a very messy soccer field. Kisima won 2-1 against Brightsite. Hurray!

You might have noticed that the school in the background is not Kisima with its neat blue-trimmed brick buildings.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

A truck!

Wonderful friends bought Martin a truck! Such a blessing! Up until now he has had to call a motorcycle to take him to the highway where he could catch a bus into town. Even bringing back supplies like soap and toilet paper was a problem. Now he can pick up what the school needs from textbooks to mattresses. And when children have an emergency in the middle of the night he'll be able to take them to the hospital. Huge thanks to our wonderful friends!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Late rain

Unfortunately the long rains did not arrive in April as expected. They did get a heavy rain last week. Hopefully it will do these poor maize stalks some good.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Cow feed

It's the end of the long, dry summer in Kenya. The normal cow feed, nappier grass, is gone and other grazing is very scarce. Feed has to be purchased. Fortunately the long rains are due anytime now.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Much to be thankful for

The Class 8 students are working hard to prepare for their exams. A recent and much appreciated donation from Jamie and Laura Anne enabled the purchase of review materials.

Another wonderful donation bought Charlie (Charlene? Charlotte?). Thanks, Signe!

The boys' and girls' soccer teams and volleyball teams plus cheerleaders had a lively day of competition with a couple of other schools. They performed very well against a strong, more experienced, and older team. Thanks very much to Garrett and Kendrick for donating the uniforms, equipment, and coaching!

The outstanding academic performance of Kisima students is due in large part to the teachers' commitment and to Martin's leadership. Martin organized a seminar for the teachers where they talked about goal setting, teamwork, and professionalism.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

New boys' latrine in use

The boys are so happy to have the use of their new latrine.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Boys' latrine complete

The boys appreciate having a very fine new latrine plus urinal. There are two sides so eight latrines.

Introduction

Kisima Academy was started by Martin Simiyu, an extraordinary man who has really responded to God’s call to serve. In 2006 he, his wife, and their three children moved to a rural area in western Kenya to start a school for orphans. In March 2008 Kisima consisted of three mud classrooms and the children sat on the dirt floor for their lessons. They walked a mile for water.

Seven years later with the help of friends, Christ our Savior Lutheran Church in Loudon, Tennessee, and John Calvin Presbyterian Church in Annandale, Virginia, there are ten brick classrooms, two hand-dug wells, cows, chickens, tilapia fish ponds, and most important, food for the children. Boys' and girls' dorms were built in 2011 thanks to the generosity of the Nancy Bryant-Jerry Taylor Foundation. Martin farms four acres of maize and beans and each class has a garden to grow vegetables.

Much progress has been made but there are still many needs to be met, among them more land and simple housing for the teachers who live onsite.

Donations go to For the Kids International, Inc., 7201 Countrywood Ct., Springfield, VA 22151. Please be sure to specify that it is to go to Kisima Academy. When you send a donation to Kisima, 100% goes to the school. No money is used for administration.

Bonnie Lefbom
Gerda Fink
Denise Patton
Nancy Bryant
John Ndiritu